Irish checklist:

No up to date checklist, but a recent list of known Irish amphibians and reptiles in:

King, J., Marnell, F., Kingston, N., Rosell, R., Roche, W. & Cassidy, D. 2011. Ireland Red List No. 5: Fish, amphibians and reptiles. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland.

Number of amphibian and reptile species:

6

Five native: Common frog, Natterjack toad, Smooth newt, Viviparous lizard, Leatherback turtle & one non-native species: Slow-worm

Primary sources of distribution data:

• National Parks and Wildlife Service: threatened species database
• Amphibians and reptiles of Ireland (National Biodiversity Data Centre)*
• National Newt Survey (Irish Wildlife Trust)*
• National Lizard Survey (Irish Wildlife Trust)
• Irish National Frog Survey (Irish Peatland Conservation Council)*
• Reptiles and Amphibians distribution atlas 1978 (An Foras Forbartha)*
• Marine Turtles in Irish Waters database (G. King & S. Berrow)*
• Marine Turtle database held by the Coastal and Marine Resources Centre

*Databases held by the National Biodiversity Data Centre and made accessible through Biodiversity Maps.

National conservation assessment:

• Article 17 reporing – 3 species listed in EU Habitats Directive: NPWS, 2013. The Status of EU Protected Habitats and Species in Ireland. Volume 3, Version 1.0. Unpublished Report, National Parks and Wildlife Serivce. Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin. Ireland.
• Article 17 reporting – 3 species listed in EU Habitats Directive: NPWS, 2008. The status of EU Protected Habitats and Species in Ireland. NPWS, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin.

• King, J.L., Marnell, F., Kingston, N., Rosell, R., Boylan, P., Caffrey, J.M., FitzPatrick, Ú., Gargan, P.G., Kelly, F.L., O’Grady, M.F., Poole, R., Roche, W.K., Cassidy, D., 2011 Ireland Red List No. 5: Fish, amphibians and reptiles. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland.

Monitoring or repeat surveys in place:

• National frog survey – underway (National Parks and Wildlife Service)
• Natterjack toad monitoring programme (National Parks and Wildlife Service)